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The leering likeness of Sen. Al Franken grabbing at a woman loomed over morning commuters on the 10 Freeway through Palms on Thursday.

A conservative street art collective has claimed responsibility for transposing the image over an existing billboard for the film "The Greatest Showman" that stands outside a Mobile gas station at the intersection of Overland Avenue and National Boulevard, just off the freeway.

Franken appears to emerge from the right side of the billboard, leaning across to grab a trapeze artist suspended in mid-air, portrayed by the actress Zendaya. (On the other side of the road, a billboard features her costar Zac Efron reaching out to catch her, photos obtained by the Hollywood Reporter show.)

The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy

More than a dozen Senate Democrats called Wednesday for Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to resign amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment, raising the possibility he will become the second lawmaker to step aside over recent accusations of inappropriate behavior.

In a campaign started by Democratic women, senators said Franken should leave Capitol Hill. Franken faces multiple accusations of inappropriate touching and unwanted advances. He has denied intentional wrongdoing and has apologized.

ďEnough is enough,Ē Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) told reporters at a news conference. ďWe need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is okay, none of it is acceptable. We as elected leaders should absolutely be held to a higher standard, not a lower standard, and we should fundamentally be valuing women. That is where this debate has to go.Ē

The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy

At least that's what some are coming up with, given the "why now all of a sudden" question.

I feel a bit sorry for Franken. He is/was such an unreasonable but loud mouthpiece. Now, he's like the shaggy dog that can't understand why he's in trouble for crappping all over the living room carpet.

I've never had much use for Mr. Franken as a comedian and even less as a politician.

But the lack of due process can not stand, it just can't.

It is uneven and unfair and just plain wrong.

The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy

It's just grandstanding by Dems, and it has not a thing to do with ethics. It has to do with Roy Moore. They think maybe if they get rid of Conyers and Franken they can apply pressure to dump Moore. It costs them nothing because Conyers and Franken will both be replaced by Democrats. But if they can eliminate Moore they prevent 61 GOP senators.

Cynical ploy as always.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball

It's just grandstanding by Dems, and it has not a thing to do with ethics. It has to do with Roy Moore. They think maybe if they get rid of Conyers and Franken they can apply pressure to dump Moore. It costs them nothing because Conyers and Franken will both be replaced by Democrats. But if they can eliminate Moore they prevent 61 GOP senators.

Cynical ploy as always.

Unfortunately, there is probably some truth in your saying. Unfortunate that politics is like this.

So, Al Franken announced his sort-of resignation today. He says he'll be stepping down "in the next weeks." What do you think the odds are that he's waiting to see if Moore wins in Alabama and then uses that as leverage to stay, hoping that, by that time, all the outrage will have blown over?